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AS Course Outline
Why choose Pearson Edexcel AS Level German?
We believe languages should appeal to all students. Our new Pearson Edexcel AS Level in German has been developed to inspire all students who have an appreciation of the language, literature, film and culture of the German-speaking world.
Assessment overview
The Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in German consists of two externally-examined papers assessing listening, reading and writing and a teacher-examined speaking assessment. The speaking assessment is externally set and conducted by a teacher, but is marked externally. All assessments are marked by Pearson.
Content overview
The course consists of studying language, grammar and structures centred around the two themes described below. In addition, students will be required to study either a work or literature, or a film, to be chosen in discussion with the teacher.
Themes
Theme 1: Gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in Deutschland. (Social Issues and Trends.) Theme 1 is set in the context of Germany only.
Theme 2: Politische und künstlerische Kultur im deutschen Sprachraum. (Culture in German speaking society.) Theme 2 is set in the context of all German-speaking countries and communities.
The aims and objectives of this qualification are to enable students to:
GERMAN (EDX) AS Internal Assessment | |
Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation This paper draws on vocabulary and structures across all Themes. Themes are based on the society and culture of the language being studied. Students are not permitted access to a dictionary during the examination. |
Section A: Listening (24 marks) |
Paper 2: Written response to work, grammar and translation This paper requires students to translate a previously unseen passage and complete a grammar exercise based on one of the two themes.This paper also draws on the study of one discrete German works: either one literary text or one film. The literary texts listed include a range of classic and contemporary novels and one play. All of the films are feature length. This paper includes a translation exercise, a grammar exercise, and an extended response on either one of the literary texts or one film. Students are not permitted access to a dictionary or any documentation relating to the works during the examination. |
Section A: Translation and grammar (20 marks) |
Paper 3: Speaking Internally conducted and externally assessed Total assessment time: between 27 and 30 minutes, which includes a single period of 15 minutes formal preparation time
30% of the qualification |
Task 1 requires students to read and respond to two short texts based on the Theme Changes in German Society and then hold a discussion. |
Core textbook |
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Introductory Reading
http://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/s-2469, http://www.spiegel.de,
https://www.zdf.de/, https://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/sta/lon.html,
http://www.ard.de, http://www.ardmediathek.de/tv, http://www.dw.de
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